Indented.ScriptAnalyzerRules

Script based custom rules for PSScriptAnalyzer.

Installing the module

Install-Module Indented.ScriptAnalyzerRules

Using the module with PSScriptAnalyzer

Each of the rules is written to be used by PSScriptAnalyzer. Script analyzer must be set to use a custom rule path, the path can either be used on the command line or added to a PSScriptAnalyzerSettings.psd1 file.

$params = @{
    Path           = 'C:\Path\To\File\file.ps1'
    CustomRulePath = '~\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\Indented.ScriptAnalyzerRules'
}
Invoke-ScriptAnalyzer @params

Rules

Rule Name	Description
AvoidCreatingObjectsFromAnEmptyString	Objects should not be created by piping an empty string to Select-Object.
AvoidDashCharacters	Avoid en-dash, em-dash, and horizontal bar outside of strings.
AvoidEmptyNamedBlocks	Functions and scripts should not contain empty begin, process, end, or dynamicparam declarations.
AvoidFilter	Avoid the Filter keyword when creating a function
AvoidHelpMessage	Avoid arguments for boolean values in the parameter attribute.
AvoidNestedFunctions	Functions should not contain nested functions.
AvoidNewObjectToCreatePSObject	Functions and scripts should use [PSCustomObject] to create PSObject instances with named properties.
AvoidParameterAttributeDefaultValues	Avoid including default values in the Parameter attribute.
AvoidProcessWithoutPipeline	Functions and scripts should not declare process unless an input pipeline is supported.
AvoidReturnAtEndOfNamedBlock	Avoid using return at the end of a named block, when it is the only return statement in a named block.
AvoidSmartQuotes	Avoid smart quotes.
AvoidThrowOutsideOfTry	Advanced functions and scripts should not use throw, except within a try / catch block. Throw is affected by ErrorAction.
AvoidWriteErrorStop	Functions and scripts should avoid using Write-Error Stop to terminate a running command or pipeline. The context of the thrown error is Write-Error.
AvoidWriteOutput	Write-Output does not add significant value to a command.
UseExpressionlessArgumentsInTheParameterAttribute	Use expressionless arguments for boolean values in the parameter attribute.
UseSyntacticallyCorrectExamples	Examples should use parameters described by the function correctly.